Sheriff Cureton Administers Oath of Office to Undersheriff Orestes Alvarez

Welcomes Eight Officers to BCSO

Hackensack, N.J. – This afternoon, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton administered the oath of office to Undersheriff Orestes Alvarez who was sworn-in at a public ceremony in the Two Bergen County Plaza Conference Center. Undersheriff Alvarez joins Sheriff Cureton’s executive team comprised of Executive Undersheriff Vincent Quatrone, Undersheriff Dave Borzotta, Undersheriff Jin Sung Kim, and Chief Warrant Officer Cora Taylor, and will be responsible for operations at the Bergen County Jail.

Undersheriff Alvarez spent 25 years as a Corrections Officer in Hudson County, retiring in 2015 at the rank of Lieutenant. During his career with Hudson County, Alvarez served in several supervisory and leadership roles including overseeing the Disciplinary Department, Home Confinement Program, the Work Release Program, and the County Re-Integration Program.

“Undersheriff Alvarez expertise will be heavily utilized in overseeing the operation of the Bergen County Jail and the outstanding corrections professionals who work there. I am excited for him to join the most qualified and diverse law enforcement leadership team in the state of New Jersey to play a major role in continuing our mission of bringing communities together and keeping our families safe.”

The ceremony also included the presentation to July employee of the month Officer Leszek Lorenc and the administrative oaths of office to eight new sworn officers including:

Corrections Officers

Pasquale Sciancalepore

Carmen Fortunato

Matthew Kruk

Sheriff’s Officers

Lidice Nunez

Jose Montilla

Angelo Lilioa

Gilbert Arocho

Sheriff’s Investigator

William Pych